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The Tikoloshe Under The Bed
7 Feb 2023

The Tikoloshe Under The Bed

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

When one Zulu meets another he will ask; Inkaba yakho iphi?, literally “where is your navel?”

Click on any Zulu for details…

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Zulu, Soweto, KwaZulu Natal, Religion, Culture
One Hundred Cows
5 Feb 2023

One Hundred Cows

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

The custom of negotiating lobolo, (a bride-price), seems like a tradition worthy of consideration in the western world.

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Zulu, Lobolo, Bride price
Dreamers and Poets and Clowns
4 Feb 2023

Dreamers and Poets and Clowns

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason, Travel | 2

“If only I could travel faster than the speed of light, I could be there in a year or two”.

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Alpha Centauri, Proxima, Crystal Gayle, Southern Sky
The Elvis of Anthropology
3 Feb 2023

The Elvis of Anthropology

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

Homo Naledi lived in the Rising Star Cave System, northwest of Johannesburg.  

Click on Naledi’s frontal lobe for the whole story…..

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Home to Africa
30 Jan 2023

Home to Africa

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

It will take about 20 hours to fly from Calgary to Johannesburg, a relatively brief journey when you consider that the outbound leg of the trip took 200,000 years.

Click on the wing tip for details.

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Day 1, Human Migration, Africa
Making Big Rocks into Little Rocks
27 Jan 2023

Making Big Rocks into Little Rocks

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 8

If customers couldn’t crush gravel for lack of manganese cones, they couldn’t make payments on their loans.

Click on the chemical element Mn for details…

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Manganese, South Africa, Apartheid, Trade embargo
The Fine and Dandy Club
21 Jan 2023

The Fine and Dandy Club

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Tales From Dead Teds | 7

Arcola’s Fuller Brush Man was a charismatic character, he reminded me of Guy Smiley, from the Muppets.

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Fuller Brush
Abbey Road
19 Jan 2023

Abbey Road

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Uncategorized | 4

I need your help solving a mystery – there are prizes.

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Frost, Sidewalk, Okotoks
Here Comes the Sun
13 Jan 2023

Here Comes the Sun

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason | 2

“Here comes the sun, and I say, it’s all right” – The Beatles

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Sunrise, Temperature, Foothills, Alberta
Room 873
4 Dec 2022

Room 873

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 5

Darkness comes early in the shade of the Rocky Mountains. As gloom ascended, the mood of the Banff Springs Hotel darkened with it.

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Banff Springs Hotel, Ghost, Room 873

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